BRUMBY ADVOCATES WE LOVE YOU BUT…
According to Wikipedia “Whataboutism” or “whataboutery” (as in “what about…?”) is a pejorative for the strategy of responding to an accusation with a counter-accusation instead of a defense against the original accusation.
At Meet Our Horse Meat we are accosted with “whataboutism” on an almost daily basis. At times it feels like we can’t please anyone.
We know that people are starving, people are dying of heart attacks, athletes are dying, women are being denied lifesaving abortions — and so much more.
It’s hard to take when we are accused of not caring about issues not related to horses but it is even harder when we are accused of not caring about issues related to various wrongdoings when it comes to horses..
For example, if we post about horse racing wrongdoings we are accused of not caring about the atrocities being carried out against Brumbies.
On the other hand…
If we post about how Brumbies have been and continue to be systematically slaughtered – taking on average 7 to 15 shots before they die – which of course is so far from humane it’s unbelievable – then we don’t care about horse racing wrongdoings.
Our purpose at Meet Our Horse Meat also known as MOHM is to raise awareness about the brutal and needless slaughtering of horses – and we care about horses regardless of whether they are domestic or wild.
BRUMBY ADVOCATES WE’D LIKE YOU TO KNOW SOMETHING…
At MOHM we would like you to know that when you hijack posts we make about thoroughbreds or any racehorses dying in a race and claim that we don’t care about Brumbies, it hurts. We are insulted.
We understand that people are passionate about Brumbies. Please know and get that we are passionate about Brumbies too.
We’ve donated hours and money to raise awareness about the needless and inhumane massacre of Brumbies.
So much so that some of our regular followers are not following our Facebook page anymore because they think we are sharing too many Brumby posts.
Brumby advocates may also be interested in knowing that one of our team spent 4 weeks, 7 days a week and 20 hour days building out Brumby information on the site you are currently on AND building a stand-alone site ==> https://brumbyfacts.org <==
Her physical and mental health was compromised in the process.
AND although she slowed down a bit – the whole team’s efforts continue.
(She’s better now but it was gruelling and done at breakneck speed. The work was accomplished with very special thanks to several advocates who also gave generously of their time by providing information and helping round out her “Brumby education”.)
The hope was having an educational site and SPENDING MONEY on advertising and driving traffic to that site would prevent the slaughter from starting (and now continuing) in the northern part of the Kosciusko National Park.
The money spent on advertising and raising awareness about the Brumby bloodbath did NOT come from donations — it came directly out of our founder’s pocket.
Our team’s efforts have NOT stopped there.
So please do not insult us by accusing us of ONLY caring about racehorses.
If people want to support racing AND deny that we have been assiduous in our support for Brumbies – please note – we will block you.
UPDATE:
We suspect that some of the people constantly hijacking posts about racehorses are actually from the INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL and are deliberately trying to give Brumby supporters a bad name.
Other comments on the page have referred to Brumby advocates as ‘nutters’ – this is insulting to MOHM and to Brumby supporters.
The ISC does their best to infiltrate Brumby groups and cause division.
We are putting the ISC on notice that this strategy will not work on MOHM or Brumby Facts.
ANOTHER JOCKEY DIES
THE FACT THAT WE CARE -- ACCORDING TO HORSE RACING "SPOKESPERSON" GAI WATERHOUSE -- MAKES US "WEAK & PRISSY"!"Accidents happen in any sport". "People have become so weak and prissy nowadays".FROM RACENET:From the article: Newmarket Handicap-winning jockey and...
BETTING AND HORSE WELFARE CHARGES LAID
IT'S HAPPENING YET AGAINOh, and we're wondering if sites and Facebook Groups set up to put a shiny spit polish on the horse racing industry's tarnished image are going to be covering this story. Likely not - right? #KickUpForRacing what do YOU think?BUT other...
BARBARIC TONGUE TIES RAMPANT
TARANAKI ANIMAL SAVE DOCUMENTS ABUSEPhotos this page courtesy of Taranaki Animal Save.March 24, 2023 Taranaki Animal Save posts: "When we bear witness at the races, we do so from outside the perimeter fence at the beginning of the 1200m and 1400m races. We are banned...
RACEHORSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COCAINE
HORSERACING IS NOT A SPORTWe've said it before and we'll say it again, horse racing is not a sport. Sport implies that all participants are willing - and do so by their own free will. Horses do NOT have a choice in the matter. Horse racing is a spectacle of abuse -...
HORSE TRAINER DARREN WEIR PLEADS GUILTY AGAIN
MULTIPLE CHARGES AGAINST DARREN WEIR & GUILTY PLEASLet's start with a little history about horse trainer Darren Weir -- courtesy of RACENET. It includes everything from using banned and abusive "jiggers" on horses, to falsely identifying horses, to having horses...
BOYCOTT HORSE RACING
7 horses died in 8 Melbourne Cups. Do we need to say anymore? You can learn more about the horrors of the racing industry at: https://meetourhorsemeat.com/horse-racing-wastage/Join us on social media and become a keyboard warrior.